During our first dive day, I wasn't sure what to expect. I had a Canon weather proof camera which I read that people dive with it and have no problem. I thought what the hack since I don't really want to keep that stone age 35mm camera, so I dived with it to see if it works. Well, it drown and I had to burry it in a dumpster. I went out and bought a plastic camera with underwater case and took the following pictures. I didn't take many photos because the 2nd day weather wasn't cooperating, I got seasick from the rough boat and sausage/bacon breakfast so I just want to dive and go back to motel to rest.
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Description: We were still doing our open water session when we dive this site. It's very clear in that morning. The diver with the yellow fin was the instructor, Pat. The bar looking thing is a train track.
Train rack site2
Description: Kwanza was holding that big light blue camera thingy that looks like an adult holding a kid's toy.
Train rack site3
Description: I swam above a section of coral and just snap a photo of a small blue fish.
Bad afternoon dive1
Description: It rained in that afternoon. Strong current stir up the bottom of the sea with dark cloud above water, so visibility was bad.
Those guys were checking out something.
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Bad afternoon dive2
Description: A school of fish hide under the rock. Wade swam over it and left his secondary regular daggling....
Bad afternoon dive3
Description: This picture shows how the bottom of the sea look like. Not all area is cover by coral. It looks like a dessert with lots of rock and sand, except you don't sweat and floading.
Bad afternoon dive4
Description: The visibility is not clear because plankton and sand particle get stir up by the current when it rains.
Bad afternoon dive5
Description: Another school of fish hide under the rock, probably get shelter from the current.
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Bad afternoon dive6
Description: When visibility is low, it could get scary, you don't see anything around, so stay close to your buddy!
Bad afternoon dive7
Description: Some small fishes under the sea. You don't find a lot of sea on the surface, so you have to go under to look for them.
Bad afternoon dive8
Description: Not sure what was that. It definally look better in actual environment.... it's the cheap plastic camera's fault.
Bad afternoon dive9
Description: Swimming with small fishes. It's funny to see the fish actually pause to wait for the current to retreive when you're swimming against the current. Those fish just stay still with their big eye open and look at you.
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Bad afternoon dive10
Description: Following those fish... wish I can get a net and catch them for dinner....
Bad afternoon dive11
Description: There isn't a lot of plant/seaweed around.
Bad afternoon dive12
Description: Alien under the rock!!! No... it's just a very shy lobster.
Bad afternoon dive13
Description: The sky was very cloudy.
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Bad afternoon dive1
Description: I was following Kwanza, these dude likes to wonder around and almost get lost once.
Bad afternoon dive1
Description: Suppose to be a photo of a small blue fish... I think.
Bad afternoon dive1
Description: I swam over a crack. I didn't swim into it because you never know what's hiding inside, and I'm not that experience to be able to maneuver around tight area.
What?
Description: Look out for shark! No, Wade was asking me to get close to the gang so he can snap a Kodak moment for the gang.
Third dive day
It rained on third day morning. I felt better but didn't take my camera in the first morning dive. It was because I couldn't sink so I had to swim back to the boat to get more weight. It was a rough morning, I got tired from swimming back to the boat so I decided to leave the camera on the boat when I jump back to the water to meet up with the gang.
During the second dive in that morning, we choose a more shallow area to dive which has better visibility. Therefore the picture is much better. Too bad my camera was running out of film.
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Anchor Chain
Description: Just some small fish.
Some coral
Description: The orange thing just stand out on the rock. Not sure what it's so I just snap a picture of it.
Where are the fish
Description: Such a tiny blue fish.
Okay!
Description: Jared was giving me the OK sign.... you communicate using sign under water, duh!
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Rocks
Description: There are rock everywhere.
Windy?
Description: The plant move along the direction of the current.
There isn't much to do at night in Key Largo since it's not a very big town. So we went one of the big local tourist area where they have bar and small beach for us to walk around, have dinner and enjoy the breeze.
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Local Tikki bar area1
Description: There was seagull rest on a boat when we enter the restaurant area.
Shark!
Description: It's not real.
Little hut
Description: People sun bath next to it.
Small dock
Description: Just a dock for people to go out to the sea.
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Beach?
Description: It's not a very big beach, but at least the palm trees are big.
Oh Crab!
Description: We saw some kids chasing after some crab hiding under some rocks. Kyle and I just capture one to let the kids look at it closer.
Let the crab go.
Description: After we're done with the crab, we just let it go.
After spendingtwo days on the boat, I already knew what to expect on the boat like where is the dry spot, how not to fall in the boat when it get slippery. So I brought my digital camera along on the third day of diving so that I will have some good photo for my journal.
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Description: It was sprinkle in the morning. I didn't realize the camera get fog. I handed to our instructor to take a group photo of us.
Description: Kyle, Wade and Kwanza getting their stuff onboard.
Description: Equipments are hoocked up, time to put up wet suit.
Description: Kyle and I.
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Departure
Description: We were leaving the deck, it got cloudy and started to sprinkle a bit.
Getting further
Description: The boat sail away from the deck area.
Further away
Description: Further away from the deck. Our equipments are hooked and ready to go.
Sail away
Description: It started to rain, everybody went under cover at the front of the boat while Jared is inhaling all the boat motor engine smoke.....
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No more building
Description: We can't see the building anymore.
Far away
Description: The boat motor started to kick in The smoke turn the water brown.
Kwanza
Description: Kwanza get pumped up for the last day of dive.
Further away from the seaport
Description: There are poles to guide boats into the seaport area. Jared is aready wet.
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Smile!
Description: The wave get big so Jared have to face away from the water.
We left the port
Description: No more pole sign.
Rough boat ride
Description: The put displace lots of water, and get bouncy when it get windy.
Are we there yet?
Description: Nope, still can see the land.
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The rear side of boat get wet
Description: Jared wipe his face after the water splash at him... now you know why everybody stay at the front of the boat.
Are we there yet?
Description: Nope, not far enough.
Big wave
Description: The wave could get very high.
Last dive is done
Description: The last dive is over, and the sea was calmer to dive. All divers were onboard so Pat (the women in blue jacket) was counting divers.
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Smilly Jared
Description: Looks like Jared had a good dive.
Captain help out
Description: AJ, our captain help some of us to put away the equipment... he was checking my regulator and reminded me about the cap.
Smilly Kyle
Description: Kyle had a good dive too.
Not smilly Kwanza
Description: Looks like someone miss the sea already.
During the last day of dive, we planned to go to Miami for the evening. We had reservation at Emeril's restaurant for fancy dinner. We left Key Largo earlier to make sure we get there in time and have some time to have some alcohol slushy and walk around a bit.
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No beach?
Description: We were looking for beach but came across this port.
Happy drink
Description: The guys are enjoying their slushy.
Outside of the port
Description: Looks like there is nothing outside of the port.
So crowded
Description: The port is very crowded.
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Dress up for fancy restaurant
Description: We were outside of Emeril's restaurant.
Tall palm trees
Description: These palm trees are all.
Path to the restaurant
Description: The restaurant is next to a hotel, so the whole area look nice. The restaurant is just on the left at the end of the stair.
Me posting
Description: Just a casual potrait.
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Waiting for food
Description: Better get some picture before everybody get busy eating.
Hangover
Description: Nah... just bored from the drive between Key Largo to Miami airport.
No drooling?
Description: Lesson learn, don't sleep when the person who have a camera is away... he he....
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